Love the lighting in this pic, not sure if it’s a filter or just the time of day, but it looks great.
Spiritual-Gift7
How have I never known this existed? I’ve spent a ton of time around Iidabashi and Kagurazaka right next to Waseda and never once realized there was a tram system omfg
Real-Cress
if you go to kumamoto you can still see/ride a tram like this!
ButteredTummySticks
I have a book nook with this tram in it!
It also has Sakura blossoms. Highly recommend!
jhau01
I really like riding the “Sakura tram” on the Toden Arakawa line, as a couple of the stops are quite close to my parents-in-law’s place.
The tram line runs along the back of houses, past little restaurants and cafes, and really gives you a glimpse of Tokyo that you don’t get from catching trains.
Along the route is a park on a hilltop, Asukayama Koen, just near Oji Station. There’s a tiny little monorail that goes up the hillside to as to allow people with mobility issues to access the park as the only other way in to the park is up quite a few steps. The park is fantastic – it’s got a great playground for kids, three museums, good views out over north-eastern Tokyo and some lovely garden and tree areas. Hiroshige, one of the most renowned ukiyo-e (woodblock) artists, featured the park in his series “100 Famous Views of Tokyo”.
There are some really good spots to visit along the tram route, in addition to Asukayama Koen. There’s a couple of old shotengai (shopping streets) with interesting stores, and some nice temples and shrines, including Kougan-ji, home of the “togenuki jizo”, a statue that supposedly helped a lady remove a needle that was stuck inside her body and which now helps Tokyoites with aches and pains that affect various body parts.
LouQuacious
Stayed in Otsuka last time I was in Tokyo, really liked that area.
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Love the lighting in this pic, not sure if it’s a filter or just the time of day, but it looks great.
How have I never known this existed? I’ve spent a ton of time around Iidabashi and Kagurazaka right next to Waseda and never once realized there was a tram system omfg
if you go to kumamoto you can still see/ride a tram like this!
I have a book nook with this tram in it!
It also has Sakura blossoms. Highly recommend!
I really like riding the “Sakura tram” on the Toden Arakawa line, as a couple of the stops are quite close to my parents-in-law’s place.
It’s known as the “chin-chin densha” (for the noise the bell makes, not because of any resemblance to a male appendage!), and hopping off and on along the route: https://livejapan.com/en/in-tokyo/in-pref-tokyo/in-ikebukuro/article-a0001665/
The tram line runs along the back of houses, past little restaurants and cafes, and really gives you a glimpse of Tokyo that you don’t get from catching trains.
Along the route is a park on a hilltop, Asukayama Koen, just near Oji Station. There’s a tiny little monorail that goes up the hillside to as to allow people with mobility issues to access the park as the only other way in to the park is up quite a few steps. The park is fantastic – it’s got a great playground for kids, three museums, good views out over north-eastern Tokyo and some lovely garden and tree areas. Hiroshige, one of the most renowned ukiyo-e (woodblock) artists, featured the park in his series “100 Famous Views of Tokyo”.
There are some really good spots to visit along the tram route, in addition to Asukayama Koen. There’s a couple of old shotengai (shopping streets) with interesting stores, and some nice temples and shrines, including Kougan-ji, home of the “togenuki jizo”, a statue that supposedly helped a lady remove a needle that was stuck inside her body and which now helps Tokyoites with aches and pains that affect various body parts.
Stayed in Otsuka last time I was in Tokyo, really liked that area.